Matilda's definately a righty, but we weren't sure until she was 18 months and doing more drawing on her own. I'm a leftie and proud so I really wanted her to be a leftie, but as my grandmother used to force me to write with my right hand because being left was "abnormal". I just wanted Matilda to have every opportunity to choose for herself what she was

LOL Christy me too! And i am SO cacky handed because my mum is a leftie and she taught me to do everything.
I hope Dacry continues the tradition (my sister is a leftie too and most of the nieces on mum's side), but I don't think you can tell until they start to draw properly.

Kids don't favour a 'side' until they are about 3, like Sarah said. Even now I can't tell which hand Harry prefers but I think he is right handed. Also, I think which hand you use is genetic - so it's like pre-programmed before kids are born anyway.

DH is ambi and was beaten as kid by a teacher for it (DH's father found out and dangled the teacher over a balcony for it). He does tend to use his left hand for writing though.

Maggie initially started showing tendencies towards her left, but that has now moved to her right. She could be copying me though, as she plays with a toy phone at her left ear and pretends to write with her right hand.

Alot of my family are left handed, me included, But Nick is right handed like his dad, Ryan on the other hand uses his left hand for almost everything (eating, drawing etc)
I used to get alot of comments at school for being a "leftie", but i never saw what the big deal was